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Resolutions and Journal entries

• 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 69th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 45. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 72nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 28. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 72nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 96. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 112. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35, honoring the members of the House of Representatives who have served in the military forces of the United States. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
• 71st Speaker of the House of Representatives: Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
• Book in LRL collection, L1801.1 SA38 1984. Salute to Gib Lewis, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, 1984.
• Gibson Donald Lewis. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

• Remembrance of military service included in Veterans Day newsletter, No. 68, 11/11/2022. The Capitol Post.
• United States Air Force, Airman 2nd Class, "served with the Air Force as a tail gunner in B-36 and B-52 aircraft in North Africa and the Caribbean." 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 35. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Other Resources

• Mentioned in "Speaker's Office Now a Prize Plum," 9/15/1980. Dallas Morning News.
• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
• Bust of Speaker Gibson Lewis in Capitol Extension, E1 Seal Court. State Preservation Board.
• Mentioned in "Access Through the Lobby," 2/24/1995, pp. 14-17. Texas Observer.

Photographs

• Photograph. Gib Lewis, 72nd Legislature, Members of the 72nd Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph. Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gibson D. (Gib) Lewis, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gibson D. (Gib) Lewis, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gibson D. (Gib) Lewis, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gibson D. (Gib) Lewis, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gibson D. (Gib) Lewis, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gibson D. (Gib) Lewis, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gibson D. (Gib) Lewis, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gibson (Gib) Lewis, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gibson D. (Gib) Lewis, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 70th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 71st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 72nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

71st R.S. - 1989 Tilt-rotor Technology, Task Force on (Co-Chair)

69th R.S. - 1985 Higher Education, Select   Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the (Vice Chair)  Texas State Artist

68th R.S. - 1983 Fiscal Policy, Select (Vice Chair)  Public Education, Select   State Artist Selection, Special

67th R.S. - 1981 Environmental Affairs   Intergovernmental Affairs (Chair)  Public Retirement Systems, Select   Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation, Special

66th R.S. - 1979 Intergovernmental Affairs (Chair)  Urban Needs, House Joint (Chair)

65th R.S. - 1977 Intergovernmental Affairs (Chair)  Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters   Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee on Urban Affairs   Offset Emissions Standards, Select   Products Liability, House Joint

64th R.S. - 1975 Energy Resources   Transportation (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters)  Transportation Subcommittee on Motor Transportation

63rd R.S. - 1973 Energy Crisis (Vice Chair)  Natural Resources (Chair)  State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Rehabilitation   State Affairs Subcommittee on State Personnel   Surface Mining Operations, Interim

62nd R.S. - 1971 Capitol Use and Public Information, Interim   Commerce and Manufacturing   Counties   County Government   Employment Practices of All State Agencies   Higher Education   Meat Inspection, Interim   Penitentiaries   Public Health   Scabies Eradication